Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-25
4 BLOODY Field.
Negro Strikers and Agitators in
Louisiana are Fired Into by the.
Local Military Company,
The Bead Estimated All the Way
Frem Twelve 10 Fiity-A Quielus
10 the Strike.
The Rioters Admit the FiTat Shot Came
From Their Sidc-Ehe Strikero are
Ordered 20 leave tao Place.
A REMINDER OF WAR TIMES.

REMINDER OF WAR TIMES.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 23.-The
strike in the sugar district of Louisiana
hes again become tragic and resulted in
he loss of 3 dozen lives. For q week
past, ever since the Withdrawal OF the mi
litis, the situation has been growing
more critical in L3Fourche parish. 4
large number of the strikers still re-
NAMED cut. Most of them crowded in
the parish seat of ThiDodesux. Those in
The rural districts prowIed around st
night, firing at the hands at work in the
sugar houses Or ct horscmen On the
public highway, killing one Gnd ct
different times wounding seven.
The condition OF efsirs fiGaIly became so
intolerable that By Sunday morning 500
armed white men rode into TAibodeaux
and
HELD L MASS MEETING,
over which the Northumberland Of
the state presided, denounced the VIC
IeDce that had occurred ana sDp.Inted s
committee On peace aud order, with
Taylor Beatsie, late Republican C2ndidate
for Governor, az Casirmar, and OrgeuiZ "a
foTce to patrol and guard the town and
IFS neighbcrho0d at night. Negotiations
were directly opened with the negro
strikers and 81 advance OF wages granted,
and the affair va regarded SIS settled. On
| Tuesday night, however, . negro By t1a
name of William Watson Wa8 killed, and
another, Morris Page, wounded by 9
white man. The aTsir, which was unjust
liable, excited tie more violent of the
strikers, and despite the fact that il wGs
repudiaIed and denounced by the whites,
RESULTED IN AN ATTACK
about dsyliErE this morning upon the city
paJr0l or picket, resuiting ia the wound
ing Of Louis Molsiscn ana Henry G Jrhar,,
30Jh Whites-G JrRam being ghJg through
the head and Mol3isCp in Inc kuGc9. The
men, who were seated srouDd
3 bonfire, we're fled On Is
parties concealed in the cane.
Osher members ofStbe city guards, who
came 10 their assistance, were also fired
on from ambush, out n0re we're wounded
The firing, when was quite brisk, aroused
the white citizens o. Thi0odeauX. A.
SOON as the news Wss generally knoWn
that
SHOTS HAD BEEN EXCHANGED
with the strikers the white citIzans, soma
250 in number, who had participated in
tie former meeting, cnd bad pledged
themselves 10 preserve order, armed
themselves, and headed by the Knobler
GUARDS, q local organization, marched 70
large building in the rear of town, the
headquarters Of the strikers, snd crowded
with negroes. The later we're ordered
to dispense instantly, and refusing, Skin
mish ensued, in which the negroes were
badly worsted. They finally I'D liz ell
directions, leaving ak man dead IN the
field. The shooting was general through
out the town wherever The strikers con-
gregased. Tie negroes
FLIED TO THE WOODS,
while most Of those who remained il the
town deemed IL advisable to shut them
selves Up in their houses. Ai,er The
skirmish was over the white citizsDs net
and passed resolutions warning ell agi-
letors and strikers, irrespective CT
color, to leave Thi5odeaux. This
notice Was served on mcrE OF
them st their houses and s number of
them, both white and colored, took the
evening train for New Orleans, some
carrying their wives and families with
them. They seem TO be very much
frightened, but admit fhaS
THE FIRST SHOTS
came from the negroes.
1t is difficult to estimate the number OF
killed and wounded, which is put ct from
twelve TO fifty. So far the bodies OF
twelve persons have been found, ell Of
them negroes. The white citizens are
still under arms and the streets patrolled,
out there seems 10 be ne probability Of
any further disturbance, as the leaders Of
the strike have come to New Orleans and
the others have sc2t'ered from Thioc-
deaux,
TWENTY-FIVE NEGROES KILLED.
NEW ORLEANS, La Nov. 25.-Striking
sugar hands at Thihodesux, La, about 5
o'clock this morning fired upon white
pickets who were guarding the place.
The whites returned the fire, and brisk
bsttle ensued, in which twenty five ne
groes are said TO have beer killed and two
whites wounded.